Wed Jun 22, 2022 – 6:26 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party wants to extend the COVID-era policy that allows them to work from home through 2023.
As the rest of the country continues to get on with their lives, House leader Mark Holland announced Monday that he plans to put forward a motion that would extend the allowance for Members of Parliament for remote work through next year.
“We are still in a pandemic reality, and … we need the tools to ensure that members of Parliament participate fully in the proceedings of Parliament,” Holland told the press.
The idea of approving an extension was immediately dismissed by Conservative House Leader John Brassard, who for months has been calling for an end to the measure.
“If anyone or any institution is to signal to Canadians that we’re getting back to some sense of normalcy, it should be the House of Commons,” Brassard stated Monday.
In late May, Brassard made a similar statement, suggesting it is inappropriate for public servants to live by rules that are different than those they serve.
“Canadians elect their representatives to serve them in Ottawa,
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